Category Archives: Technical

Wind Storm Again

Posted on November 4, 2022 by larry

Another wind storm, that time of the year, one of my UPS was just dying, I need to start recording the times to replace the battery. Luckily I had a smaller one available to use while the battery was incoming. … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive Failure

Posted on November 3, 2022 by larry

Lost a drive that had data that I did not have a full backup. It sucks but the data was not critical. There were couple lessons learned, first off the root cause, I think a fan died, I have not … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye To A Companion

Posted on November 2, 2022 by larry

I had this smaller iphone for six year now. I didn’t use it much, only when I was on call. But getting bigger better faster, when I get it I will post. Weight: 315.4

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Going To Bed Early

Posted on October 28, 2022 by larry

Got a big day tomorrow, did hills today and was pretty good. Also got a lot of cool stuff done today, upgraded my work vsphere to 7.0, did a bit of work on my network. Finished the night off watching … Continue reading →

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Another ESXi Host

Posted on October 27, 2022 by larry

So I was going to build this ESXi host but it looked like the motherboard I wanted was selling out quickly, so I picked one up. Lucky I did looks like they were selling out and today I checked they … Continue reading →

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Tried To Install XOA on Rocky

Posted on October 26, 2022 by larry

Just not meant to be got the VM installed, maybe that is enough. Or I can be that guy that figures out how to install it on rocky. I looked at the code and it is doable, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Moving

Posted on October 25, 2022 by larry

A lot of things getting done, just need to keep moving. Office back to a mess but not as bad, I have a server in here and am about to work on it. More posts in the near future regarding … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Office

Posted on October 24, 2022 by larry

Sometimes you just need to rearrange the office. I moved some stuff around, rewired some things, and I feel like I have more space to move. Hoping to flash some HBA Controller cards soon. May even attempt to install ESXi … Continue reading →

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So Much To Do

Posted on October 23, 2022 by larry

Been a bit scattered as of late, all these little things I need to do. Got my historical paper on the HD Homeruns Flashing the HBA’s I have Getting the XEN cluster up My HDHR Web Page My homelab project … Continue reading →

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Cold Weather Back

Posted on October 22, 2022 by larry

And rain, at least not smoky. But definitely cold, need to unhook AC now. Weather is gonna be challenging, not sure how I can get my 12k steps even if I feel better. Will have to figure it out. Also … Continue reading →

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